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Are you serious HipChick? JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #1
If true, she should have been disqualified from serving on the jury... Humanist_Activist Jul 2013 #2
Right, but depends on how well they knew eachother, elleng Jul 2013 #7
From my understanding, my grandma didn't talk to him in years... Humanist_Activist Jul 2013 #10
Right again. Was perfectly correct that your grandma did not sit on that jury. elleng Jul 2013 #14
Equally important, did the juror disclose that on her juror qualification form... Spazito Jul 2013 #15
Very important. elleng Jul 2013 #19
It could be referred to as a jury information form in Florida... Spazito Jul 2013 #22
I was dimissed from a Fla jury pool HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #58
That seems to be the norm pretty well everywhere... Spazito Jul 2013 #61
When I've been through jury selection, everyone is dismissed who has any identifiable MH1 Jul 2013 #17
i think especially for a case like this it should matter JI7 Jul 2013 #25
What if she didn't disclose it.. HipChick Jul 2013 #27
Agreed, amongst those in the last jury pool I was in... GReedDiamond Jul 2013 #81
As I understand it, hubby is an attorney truebluegreen Jul 2013 #127
We'll have to wait til the book comes out! leftstreet Jul 2013 #3
This seems way too far-fetched (like Zimmerman's story) NoOneMan Jul 2013 #4
What is so far fetched about it? PotatoChip Jul 2013 #43
O'Mara is the head of the bar in that 'burg Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #84
See post #127 above truebluegreen Jul 2013 #131
B37 already has a book contract too... Sancho Jul 2013 #5
Good old social media got that book deal squashed :) fierce_liberal Jul 2013 #83
Dunno, elleng Jul 2013 #6
Yes..that what I am thinking...small town mentality HipChick Jul 2013 #12
i don't think degree is that important. there must be other potential jurors who aren't married HiPointDem Jul 2013 #34
I don't think there is anything you can do about this now. Double Jeopardy. nt LaydeeBug Jul 2013 #8
Actually, this is one of the leftynyc Jul 2013 #65
100% correct. jessie04 Jul 2013 #98
Wrong ceonupe Jul 2013 #107
What. The. Fuck. graywarrior Jul 2013 #9
Conflict of interest should have got her tossed even before voir dire. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #11
that is a serious charge if true Mr. David Jul 2013 #13
It's not possible to have a mistrial after a vertdict. LisaL Jul 2013 #16
Actually, it is possible.... Spazito Jul 2013 #63
That is not what that case said. newcriminal Jul 2013 #96
The decision went against the double jeopardy claim... Spazito Jul 2013 #97
Meaning they could use the evidence. newcriminal Jul 2013 #100
In allowing conspiracy into the retrial, it allowed the jury to consider conspiracy in their... Spazito Jul 2013 #104
That is incorrect. rug Jul 2013 #108
" the holding was that collateral estoppel did not apply." Spazito Jul 2013 #110
No it didn't. The acquittal on the conspiracy stood. rug Jul 2013 #111
It stood but lost it's relevance due to jury confusion... Spazito Jul 2013 #112
None of that is in the appellate decision. rug Jul 2013 #114
It is the effect of the appellate decision... Spazito Jul 2013 #115
I see he was released last September after serving 5 years of a 10 year sentence. rug Jul 2013 #118
Yes, it was losing the appeal which allowed the conspiracy evidence in... Spazito Jul 2013 #119
It also forced the prosecution to come down from 15 to life. rug Jul 2013 #120
I don't know if I would use the word "forced" seeing as the State won the appeal... Spazito Jul 2013 #121
The decision gave the prosecution a path but it was a very narrow one. rug Jul 2013 #123
You and I are not going to agree on the reason why... Spazito Jul 2013 #132
No, because how the prosecution used that evidence at trial would have to be measured against the rug Jul 2013 #133
A different question than appealing the inclusion of the conspiracy evidence in the trial.... Spazito Jul 2013 #138
Likewise. rug Jul 2013 #139
I was very much doubting claims of Collusion today HipChick Jul 2013 #18
If she failed to disclose this, she should be tried for perjury! hedgehog Jul 2013 #59
Do you know everyone that your spouse knows professionally onenote Jul 2013 #87
If that is true, then there is no way that she should have avebury Jul 2013 #20
Twitter!? HolyMoley Jul 2013 #21
I think you are just old...all media outlets are on Twitter HipChick Jul 2013 #23
You've got to be kidding. In the legal community COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #24
They have to disclose information like that to the court BainsBane Jul 2013 #29
That information would have come out on COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #46
Do you have proof it did? BainsBane Jul 2013 #49
Becaused, as a trail lawyer I've worked with COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #56
As a 'trail lawyer' you must have someone else type your briefs.... alittlelark Jul 2013 #77
Yep. That why we have secretaries. Me, I COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #78
shouldn't be on the jury, regardless. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #35
I forgot. It's because of COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #45
It's called conflict of interest BainsBane Jul 2013 #51
There is no conflict of interest. She doesn't COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #54
no, it's because there are nearly 500,000 people in seminole county & that the wife of an HiPointDem Jul 2013 #70
Why? Most attorneys in a given location know each other COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #72
funny that with a potential jury pool of over 200,000 people they couldn't get anyone but the HiPointDem Jul 2013 #73
For the conspiracy minded, no set of facts will COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #74
yes, there's so much similarity between the spouse of an attorney who knows the defending HiPointDem Jul 2013 #75
Quit while you're ahead. You're just COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #76
Wait! left on green only Jul 2013 #26
maybe nothing can be done about that now as far as Cha Jul 2013 #28
This isn't really an issue in a smaller town Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #30
Interesting... HipChick Jul 2013 #32
sanford population 53K. everybody doesn't know everybody. i live in a smaller town, & HiPointDem Jul 2013 #36
Point taken. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #37
if her husband is a lawyer, regardless of how well he knows o'mara, she should have been HiPointDem Jul 2013 #38
I didn't know we were living in the 1950s onenote Jul 2013 #86
The jury wasn't selected from Sanford - it was from all of Seminole County - roughly 430k. n/t whopis01 Jul 2013 #48
even more reason to wonder why a woman whose husband knew o'mara professionally got onto HiPointDem Jul 2013 #68
i live in a town that size markiv Jul 2013 #129
I live in a smaller town gollygee Jul 2013 #41
I agree with you Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #66
That's how Taffe knew the vote break down apples and oranges Jul 2013 #31
Good point.. HipChick Jul 2013 #33
+1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 #39
How do you know this? LukeFL Jul 2013 #40
One of Z's neighbors let it slip on HLN before the verdict uponit7771 Jul 2013 #44
You obvioulsy do not know how jury's work ksoze Jul 2013 #42
He also stated on Fox he had an 'inside source' who told him about the 5 - 1 deadlock... Spazito Jul 2013 #52
In 11 hours....n/t Horse with no Name Jul 2013 #55
Yep, I saw that, and Nancy went nuts on him. Punkingal Jul 2013 #57
. mzmolly Jul 2013 #103
It depends on what your definition of "know" is ...... oldhippie Jul 2013 #47
Its not whether he should or shouldn't be allowed to practice... Anansi1171 Jul 2013 #53
The point was whether or not ...... oldhippie Jul 2013 #71
Did he know any of the prosecutors? nt. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #50
If he knew the lawyers on either side of this case... Spazito Jul 2013 #60
Edited with new info... Lucinda Jul 2013 #62
"His wife is similar in shape to the lady in silhouette" ksoze Jul 2013 #64
Nope. Was just an observation. He has already said it wasn't his wife anyway. n/t Lucinda Jul 2013 #67
he who? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #69
i want to keep this bumped. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #79
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I was once dismissed from jury duty Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #82
More tweets about B-37's Husband Dalai_1 Jul 2013 #85
There was a post here earlier in the week suggesting that he recommended O'Mara malaise Jul 2013 #88
K&R n/t Dalai_1 Jul 2013 #89
Mere knowing is generally not a COI aikoaiko Jul 2013 #90
Was there a mole on the Zimmerman jury? MinM Jul 2013 #91
Video clips of Taaffe & B37 regarding 5-1 holdout Joo Jul 2013 #92
Hi there Kali Jul 2013 #93
? Joo Jul 2013 #94
my name in real life Kali Jul 2013 #95
Ditto Joo Jul 2013 #99
It could be considered mzmolly Jul 2013 #105
Your username could be construed as racist by some... Agschmid Jul 2013 #106
Do you mean or are you mean... Joo Jul 2013 #116
Well I'm gay... Agschmid Jul 2013 #117
Tx but... Joo Jul 2013 #122
It's a fine place we just can get a bit "cray" sometimes... Agschmid Jul 2013 #124
Question Joo Jul 2013 #125
Nope. Agschmid Jul 2013 #126
I don't mean to make you feel uncomfortable Kali Jul 2013 #130
WTH? Joo Jul 2013 #134
OK. no problem. Kali Jul 2013 #137
Then... Joo Jul 2013 #144
Welcome to DU, and you did a good job of standing your ground there mtnester Aug 2013 #149
Welcome to DU, Joo! calimary Jul 2013 #148
"Ambulance chaser Mark O'Mara" Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #101
Holy mzmolly Jul 2013 #102
O'Mara was a State's Attorney for 30 years Nevernose Jul 2013 #109
Hmm did they stack the deck? SummerSnow Jul 2013 #113
Yes, you all organize for gun proliferation here BainsBane Jul 2013 #128
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #143
Kicking it diabeticman Jul 2013 #135
And here's another theory (freshly pulled out of my ass, but HeiressofBickworth Jul 2013 #136
See post #86 onenote Jul 2013 #140
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #142
If they're in the same practice area, very possible! Dagny_K Jul 2013 #141
Speaking as a lawyer's wife newcriminal Jul 2013 #145
A few thoughts on this Just Saying Jul 2013 #146
In a community like that, all lawyers will know each other. GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #147
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